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Angel Island : immigrant gateway to America /

From 1910 to 1940, the Angel Island immigration station in San Francisco served as the processing and detention center for over one million people from around the world. The majority of newcomers came from China and Japan, but there were also immigrants from India, the Philippines, Korea, Russia, Me...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Lee, Erika (Autor), Yung, Judy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:From 1910 to 1940, the Angel Island immigration station in San Francisco served as the processing and detention center for over one million people from around the world. The majority of newcomers came from China and Japan, but there were also immigrants from India, the Philippines, Korea, Russia, Mexico, and over seventy other countries. The full history of these immigrants and their experiences on Angel Island is told for the first time in this landmark book, published to commemorate the immigration station's 100th anniversary. Based on extensive new research and oral histories, Angel Island.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, 394 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199750559
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